Africa
Jan De Nul in Benin: Season’s Goal Completed
Jan De Nul has just released the latest update on their underwater breakwater project in Benin, saying that the season’s goal was successfully completed. “Our vessel Pompei installed a total of 440,000 tonnes of rock in 132 days. Now getting ready for another 400,000 tonnes,” said Jan De Nul in its
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 8-14, 2019). DEME Bags Elbe Deepening Contract DEME, an international group of specialized companies involved in complex marine engineering works, has won a major contract to carry out the deepening of the
Duncan Dock Dredging Campaign About to Begin
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)’s Dredging Services division will soon embark on a maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Cape Town to restore the design depths at certain berths inside Duncan Dock. The maintenance campaign, which is set to start in early April 2019, is scheduled for
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 25-31, 2019). Van Oord Announces Recovery of Revenue in 2018 Van Oord has released their 2018 business results, saying that they recorded EUR 1.88 billion in revenue (2017: EUR 1.53 billion) with a net prof
Van Oord Takes Part in Damietta Port Development
Captain Tarek Shahin, the Egyptian Damietta Port Authority (DPA) chairman, hosted a meeting today with a delegation from the Dutch marine services provider Van Oord, Wadi El Nile For Contracting & Real Estate Investments and The Egyptian Ports Development Group (EPDG). During the meeting, the partie
Van Oord Announces Recovery of Revenue in 2018
Van Oord today released their 2018 business results, saying that they recorded EUR 1.88 billion in revenue (2017: EUR 1.53 billion) with a net profit of EUR 92 million (2017: EUR 78 million). The increase in revenue was mainly driven by offshore wind activities, which realized EUR 706 million of rev
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 11-17, 2019). Boskalis Secures Adelaide Deal Boskalis has won a contract for the widening of the Port Adelaide Outer Harbor shipping channel in Australia. PHOTO: 2,500 Tonne Cutter Ladder for CSD Spartacu
Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis Pumps for Royal IHC Dredgers
Royal IHC has awarded Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis an order to supply cooling water, rinsing and gland pumps for two new cutter section dredgers to be built for the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). The order includes supply of a total of 102 pump sets for both vessels. Royal IHC recently received an order f
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 4 – 10, 2019). New Milestone for Aberdeen Harbor Expansion Project Dragados UK, principal contractor for the Aberdeen Harbor Expansion Project, has marked another significant achievement with the installati
Odaw Channel Dredging Contract Renewed
Ghana’s Ministry for Works and Housing has renewed the contract with Dredge Masters to dredge the lower section of the Odaw channel in Accra from Caprice to the outfall sea bridge. According to Mr. Atta Akyea, the sector Minister, under the two-year contract, the company will also evacuate and prope
Port of Tema Expansion on Track for June Opening
The Port of Tema (Ghana) – a $1 billion investment by Meridian Port Services (MPS) – is on schedule to open on June 28 this year. According to the company officials, the breakwater and access channel – designed to accommodate the world’s largest container ships – and the first 2 deep-water berths ar
Boskalis 2018 Results: Relatively Stable Year for Dredging & Inland Infra
Boskalis has closed 2018 with a lower result, in line with expectations – net operating profit was EUR 83 million (2017: EUR 150 million). Including an almost entirely non-cash extraordinary charge of EUR 519 million there was a net loss of EUR 436 million, said the company. Revenue rose 10% compare